Hecate Strait - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 March 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 20 to 25 early this morning then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 this evening. Wind northwest 15 to 20 Tuesday.
Rain changing to showers near noon. Visibility as low as 1 mile in rain.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 March 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 metre.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 March 2023
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming
variable 5 to 15 in the morning then increasing to southeast 15 to 25 in the
afternoon.
Thursday
Wind southeast 25 to 35 knots becoming
northwest 20 to 30.
Friday
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 20 March 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today weakening trough located from VancouverIsland to Hecate Strait.
By 10:30 a.m. PDT today dissipating trough located over Vancouver
Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south over
western Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over eastern Bowie.
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